Lithuania vs Switzerland: Medical doctors per 1,000 people
Lithuania
4.47 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
4.48 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania rank
19th
Switzerland rank
18th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people over time
- Lithuania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.48 per 1,000 people against 4.47 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.87 per 1,000 people | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 1.01 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3.74 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 4.34 per 1,000 people | 4.11 per 1,000 people | 0.2218 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.48 per 1,000 people | 4.43 per 1,000 people | 0.044 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people, Lithuania or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.48 per 1,000 people against 4.47 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people between Lithuania and Switzerland?
- 0.01 per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Switzerland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Switzerland rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Lithuania ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.